University of Oregon’s Royal Treatment of Men Athletes Alleged to Violate Title IX

By Ellen J. Staurowsky, Ed.D., Senior Writer and Professor, Sports Media, Ithaca College, staurows@ithaca.edu In Schroeder et al. v. University of Oregon, the issue that men athletes are treated not just better than women athletes but are given royal treatment is contemplated as part of an overall pattern of discrimination that deprived women athletes of equal athletic scholarship assistance, equal treatment, and equal access to participation. Background On December 1, 2023, women athle